Decléor 'n' de clé d'or to the temple of beauty

So finally to my posts about Decléor...I admit I've been a pretty bad blogger of late (my excuse being a certain 'Victoria T' and a 'high end' department store Beauty Journal needed a little "je ne sais quoi?" from your's truly :-)

Not to imply that Decléor and my blogging should have taken a back seat but, unfortunately, I only had so many free hours in the day and what with my maid up and leaving I was a 'tad' busy!  Normality can now resume and yes, I've found a new maid (more about that in another blog...'the maid hiring process').

de clé dor = the golden key

and Decléor share this golden key and welcome you to their Temple of Beauty

So, as I was saying, to a couple (actually 3) Decléor 'Beauty Writer' events I did go...

Each one had it's own unique touch:-

The first offered skin analysis, mini facials, product discovery, a meet and greet with the Marketing beauty from Paris and lots more beauty filled moments...

We beauty writers discovered 'Life Radiance' a dual radiance cream that immediately activates the skin's radiance and gives long lasting effects.  Let's face it, with late nights, early mornings, daily stress, counting the days to the next beach holiday or counting the days until the kids go back to school, we all get that tired, warn out, and lack of life look!!  This bottle of 'Life (giving) Radiance' really is sent from the gods.  Love it, love it, love it :-)

The second, back in February, was a perfect evening for like minded beauty writers to get together.  We all learnt a whole lot more about the Decléor aromatherapy ritual in the 'Aroma n Action - Radiance and Whitening' session. 


I'm proud to admit I was one of the ladies who dared to bare!  We took off our makeup and completed our night-time facial routine courtesy of a mass of Decléor products that were to hand.

What did we see, learn about and get hands on with:-

Brightening Cleansing Foam - a delicate texture mousse for morning and evening use that cleanses, evens out, brightens and softens.

Hydra Brightening Lotion - an almost textured lotion that hydrates and illuminates the skin leaving a clear and radiant complexion.

Recovery Brightening Night Cream - luxurious, soft and silky textured cream that truly regenerates, evens out, brightens and illuminates.

Extreme Brightening Essence - a light liquid texture that is instantly absorbed and restores luminosity to even the dullest complexion (THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVE PRODUCT EVER...heart, heart, love, love ;-))

During this evening I absolutely fell in love with the routine and have since made Decléor a major part of my beauty routine (day and night) ...I look pretty darn good 'cos of it - even though I do say so myself :-)

me...actually, the day I took this pic my youngest son said I looked young
and asked me what I''d been doing !!!  (kids, got to love 'em!)

The third and most recent of my fab Decléor events was held at the Decléor Institut set within the luxury space 'SEVIIN' at TANGS Orchard.


This morning of Aroma in Action saw us stepping into Spring and discovery the Hydra Floral Multi-Protection range, we were treated to a hand massage (kind of like foot reflexology due to the points of the palm connecting to the body), we discovered the brand's first BB cream and sipped on their signature tea :-P divine.

So, what did I see of the Hydra-Floral Multi-Protection range:-

Of course, not all beautiful skin is the same so choose the perfect moisturiser for your skin type -

24 hr Moisture Activator Light Cream - a light, fresh and easily absorbed cream that perfectly hydrates, protects and maintains our natural beauty reserves, or

24 hr Moisture Activator Rich Cream - a creamy yet fresh and velvety texture that is perfect for those with a more dry skin type.

Next, there's Decléor's first BB cream -
BB Cream 24 hr Moisture Activator SPF 15 - a light, fresh and easily absorbed BB cream that hydrates, refreshes and leaves a flawless and bright complexion (one colour fits all)

 and for those (like me) who love a mask, there is the Ultra-Moisturising & Plumping Expert Mask - in just a flash of 10 minutes this creamy texture is massaged into the visage and transformed into an oil.  Leaves skin's thirst perfectly quenched and smooth as silk.  (another one of my faves :-)) 










Is it clear to see I am a Decléor fan!?

With thanks to the forever lovely Camy along with her colleagues for my discovery of the aromatherapy benefits in a beauty routine :-)

I have to dash now...off to experience my very first Decléor facial.  An Hydra Force 60 min facial at their Institut at SEVIIN at TANGS Orchard.  (more about that in my next post)...

Until then,

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)

Rocket Science with VanityTrove

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to be beautiful...all you need is VanityTrove in your corner ;-)

Just look at this amazing trove of 'beautiful surprises'...could the fabulous VT Team fit any more in that pretty box? I do not think so ;-)

August edition of VanityTrove

My favourites and what I'm going to be testing first are...:-

Morilins organic facial therapy mask for 'brightening and tightening'...I've said loads how much I love a face mask - 'my time' of 10-15 mins of hiding away allowing the mask to 'do it's work' ;-) ah, heaven!

Origins anti-ageing serum and anti-aging cleanser...Life puts the wrinkles in. Now nature helps take them out. ;-) love it! I'm actually 'seriously' concerned with my 'not so fine lines'...my time in 'dry' England didn't help (yep, the air is dry and drying, even though it's raining constantly! :-). So any one thing that can promise decreasing my creases gets a thumbs up from me. I'll let you know how I go, although the trial size is probably not enough to help me in my hour of need :-(

Neutrogena deep clean mulberry foaming scrub...I'd actually seen this in Her World as an advert and thought 'yep, I'd like to try that'...now I can! Don't you just love VanityTrove for being one step ahead ;-)

I'm not over excited by these:-

 

Scottish Fine Soaps body milk...the scent is a 'wee' bit grandma-ish ;-)

Oxypad oxygen sanitary pad...erm, I'll try it though :-/

Vita-C natural powder with an antioxidant and brightening effect...could be the odd translation issue from Chinese to English but I'm not 'entirely' sure how to use ;-) I'll give it a go and see what "10 minutes after degree elapsing it sleeps rightly" actually means :-D

not great translation :-D

What else is there:-

Majolica Mojorca eye reset gel...eye make-up remover,

Bioré...gel eye make-up remover,

Brands inner shine drinks x2 (grapeseed extract 50ml and prune essence 42ml) these tasty treats are promising youthful and radiant skin,

Skin79 super BB cream...whitening, wrinkle improvement and SPF25...yet another BB cream hits the stores ;-)

Sampar x3 products - poreless magic peel, equalising foam peel and 'glamour shot'...so Sampar Paris is currently getting loads of hype and of course I'm excited to give these a try ;-)

Vouchers:-

Erabelle erabrow design at $18 (u.p. $29) and free long lasting eyebrow pencil.

15% off at Zalora.sg. Erm, now I'm not sure...I've heard some bad reviews about Zalora but I shall give it a try as there are some v.pretty pumps I'm sure I 'need'...just hope the correct size is shipped to me and before they go out of fashion... ;-)

Well there you are go, all in all I am very happy with my August edition of VanityTrove ;-) if you'd like to subscribe and get your pretty paws on their September edition 'Fall in Love' go HERE NOW...xx ;-)

One last thing...Her World Singapore August edition has a feature which VanityTrove lovers or those wanting to learn more about VanityTrove may well be interested in...(page 251 to be exact xx ;-))

VanityTrove founders and the team are really doing a fabulous job xx ;-)

I'm off now to lock myself away from 'life' (for a little while) and do some serious testing and reviewing...will my 'not so excited by' products end up as my faves?

Do you subscribe to VanityTrove or any other beauty boxes? 

Which 'try before you buy' beauty boxes do you recommend?

What did you discover which has become your favourite beauty product?

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)